# Les' Copaque Production

Les' Copaque Production Sdn. Bhd. is a Malaysian animation production company, based in Shah Alam, Selangor. Founded by Burhanuddin Md Radzi and his wife, Ainon Ariff in 2005, it is known for producing the television series Upin & Ipin (since 2007), Pada Zaman Dahulu (2011) and Puteri (2014) as well as feature films Geng: The Adventure Begins (2009), Upin & Ipin: Jeng Jeng Jeng! (2016) and Dongeng Sang Kancil (2024).

## History

Burhanuddin Md Radzi and his wife, Ainon Ariff co-founded the company in December 2005. Burhanuddin previously have spent 20 years in the oil and gas industry. Former Multimedia University's (MMU) students – Nizam Razak, Usamah Zaid Yasin, Anas Abdul Aziz and Safwan Karim co-founded the company. Burhanuddin recounted that the company's name was inspired by the Malay phrase, "last kopek" which means "last chance" where its pronunciation changed as it seems to be like French language.
   "Last kopek... because I chose the animation as my last attempt to create my own success. But I deliberately named the company as Les' Copaque so that it would 'sound international' for the business interest."
The studio has been at the forefront of development for Malaysian animation industry. In 2006, Nizam and two others' first animation project, Misi Mustahak won the Asia Pacific ICT Alliance Awards (APICTA) for Best of Tertiary Student Projects, and Best of MVA at the Malaysian Video Awards. A year after its establishment, Les' Copaque produced an animated short film, Geng: The Adventure Begins won the Best Animated Film and Best Animated Director at the inaugural 2006 Short Film Awards, organised by Filem Negara Malaysia (FNM).
The studio produced Upin & Ipin in conjunction with Ramadhan and Shawwal, while its first animated feature film Geng: The Adventure Begins, also features the eponymous twin brothers, is in the making. After the series launched in 2007, it has gone on to achieve commercial success and critical acclaim internationally. Geng was released on 12 February 2009 and managed to collect around RM 6.2 million, making it one of the highest-grossing Malaysian films in history.
Les' Copaque started its merchandising business at the end of 2007 with the establishment of LC Merchandising, which sells the company's products and merchandises, including t-shirts and mugs.
In 2009, the company set up its motion picture subsidiary, LC Film (formerly Bruang Filem), which specialized on production of Malay television dramas and movies. The studio's first release was Zaiton: Ceritaku (2012), a biopic based on the life and career of singer, Zaiton Sameon. Other LC Film releases include drama series Tolong Aku Doktor Cinta (2019), co-produced with Pena Creative Pictures.
In 2014, Les' Copaque established its learning arm, Les' Copaque Animation Academy to train skillful and talented animators in the country following the lack of experience and skills from university or college graduates majoring in animation.

## Subsidiaries

Les' Copaque Production has five subsidiaries which operated in different business segments:
* Les' Copaque Games Development (LCGDI)
* Les' Copaque Animation Academy (LCAA)
* Les' Copaque Merchandising (Upin & Ipin Store)
* Geng's Corner (Upin & Ipin Flava)
* Les' Copaque Film (LC Film)

## Filmography
### Films

| Release date | Title | Notes |
| 12 February 2009 | Geng: The Adventure Begins | distributed by Grand Brilliance |
| 24 November 2016 | Upin & Ipin: Jeng Jeng Jeng! | co-production with KRU Studios |
| 21 March 2019 | Upin & Ipin: The Lone Gibbon Kris | |
| 26 December 2024 | Dongeng Sang Kancil | released on Netflix globally |

### Television and web series

| Year | Title | Network |
| 2007–present | Upin & Ipin | TV9 (2007–2017), Astro Prima and Astro Ceria (2018–present) |
| 2011–2013 | Pada Zaman Dahulu | TV Alhijrah |
| 2014 | Puteri | TV3 |
| 2017 | DaDuDiDo | YouTube |
| 2019 | Upin & Ipin Iqra' | Astro Ceria |
| 2020 | Upin & Ipin: The Helping Heroes | Netflix |

## Explanatory notes

* ↑ Original: "Last kopek... kerana saya pilih bidang animasi ini sebagai usaha terakhir untuk mencipta kejayaan tersendiri. Tapi saya sengaja namakan syarikat ini Les’ Copaque supaya ‘berbunyi international’ demi kepentingan bisnes,".